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The Lions confirmed the agreement Tuesday night. The Broncos cut ties with Prater earlier this month,NFL Jerseys Cheap, when the 30-year-old kicker was about to come off a four-game suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy.
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DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions have signed Matt Prater to a one-year deal in their latest effort to fix their early kicking woes,Cheap Wholesale NFL Jerseys.
Henery missed three field goals in Sunday's 17-14 loss to Buffalo, including a 50-yarder that would have put Detroit ahead in the final minute.
Prater made 25 of 26 field goals last season, including a record-setting 64-yarder against Tennessee. The Lions have grown increasingly desperate for kicking help after rookie Nate Freese went 3 of 7 on field goals and Alex Henery went 1 of 5.
Prater said he realized one more strike meant he would face sitting out an entire calendar year when he had some beers not long after the Super Bowl.
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Prater has been in the NFL's substance-abuse program, which includes alcohol, since a DUI arrest on Aug. 12, 2011. He was originally facing a ban for a full season but his lawyer negotiated a four-game ban instead.
Prater missed two of four field-goal attempts in the preseason, including a 49-yarder in an 18-17 loss to Houston after learning before kickoff that he would be suspended. |
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